Interesting thing popped in my inbox this morning.

Originally Posted By: Graham_recordingrevoultion
I had a “formula” for making records but it was completely backwards. It went something like this:
Quick Recording + Long (i.e. Complicated) Mixing = Sonic Success
I would literally record as swiftly as possible.
Not wanting to “kill the vibe” I would pick a mic placement and go. ...
Then when it came time to mix, I would brew some coffee and prepare to dig in for many hours. Mixing (in my mind) was where the song came to life, and I was determined to give it all the time it needed to really shine.


His new process:
Originally Posted By: Graham_recordingrevoultion
... But one day I was watching some interview with some famous mixer and he had opened up a Pro Tools session of one of his mixes. He bypassed all the plugins so we could hear the raw, naked tracks.
My jaw dropped.
These tracks sounded amazing without any plugins!
In fact, they didn’t sound much different than the final mix.
....
These days I have a very similar (yet completely different) formula. It looks something like this:
Slow, Intentional Recording + Quick, Big Picture Mixing = Sonic Success
Do you see the change?

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